Join us for an intro to outdoor mushroom cultivation workshop.
Mushrooms are an excellent addition to any garden design: some build soil and make nutrients available to plants nearby; others thrive in dark shady spaces where plants might struggle; they provide a rare harvest of protein and fruit at times of year when veg pickings are meager.
This workshop explores a variety of methods for integrating different species of mushrooms into a garden design. It will cover:
The basics of mycology and mushroom cultivation, demystifying key terms and equipment
How to propagate mycelium onto cardboard to make free spawn
How to grow Oyster mushrooms on straw in containers or beds
How to companion plant Wine cap mushrooms or Elm Oysters in vegetable beds
How to grow Almond agaricus mushrooms on compost in polytunnelsHow to grow Nameko, Oyster, Shiitake and many other species on logs or tree stumps
Participants will leave with a booklet outling the techniques described in the workshop, a bag of dowel spawn for inoculating logs and some cardboard spawn of either oyster or wine caps.